Chapter Summary: The Shame of the Nation

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Chapter Summary



1. What is the significance of the chapter's title?


2. What historical events, terms, ideas, or concepts are mentioned in this chapter that you feel you need to understand more clearly in order to fully appreciate the text?


3. What questions does this chapter lead you to ask about public schools in Rhode Island?



4. What questions does this chapter make you ask about current trends, issues, and or reform strategies that are happening currently in American public schools?

5. If we could ask Rhode Island teachers some questions about school conditions, what might we ask them based on this chapter?


6. If we could ask Rhode Island students some questions about school conditions, what might we ask them based on this chapter?